Comments on: Think SCA, only more specific

Think SCA, only more specific

owhydididoit — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:22:43 -0800

Hurstwic is a loosely affiliated group based in New England with an interest in the societies and peoples who lived in Northern Europe during the Viking age. While no longer formally organized, they still have events, frequently at the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester MA.

Photos from past events.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:44:32 -0800

Oh, boy! Northern Europe during the Viking age! That's where I'm a Viking!

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:46:24 -0800

hang ye a ryghte on barber aveniue, thyre be glendale malle ripe fyr thy pilliage.

By: adamdschneider

adamdschneider — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:08:13 -0800

Far out. They should build a longship and sail it to Chicago. I'd show up.

By: thebigdeadwaltz

thebigdeadwaltz — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:18:03 -0800

These guys are right down the street from me! I need to check this out.

By: vrakatar

vrakatar — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:34:52 -0800

The Higgins Armory was the easily the coolest weekend trip when I was a kid growing up around Wormtown. Nice to see it on the blue.

By: Hugonaut

Hugonaut — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:50:53 -0800

Viking! I have a friend who used to go to WPI who will be very sad to hear that this he did not know about this when he was going there.

By: Hugonaut

Hugonaut — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:52:03 -0800

Evidently I am very tired and am now commenting in broken English, which is sadly my first language.

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:57:30 -0800

The really good thing about that page is their Viking age history page with all kinds of cool links including replicating Viking ice skates, made of flattened bones strapped to the shoe! Very worth browsing around that site.

By: zippy

zippy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:25:46 -0800

The Higgins Armory is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Go there and spend hours looking at suits of armor - not behind glass, just right in front of you. They have a really good bookstore too.

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:33:01 -0800

They also have a cool "costume room" for kids where they can put on pint-sized armor and roll around in little castle areas. You can have a birthday party there too. My 19-month-old Henry loves this place.

By: bovious

bovious — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:20:31 -0800

Gaaah. Now I want to stand out in the snow with a long staff and a robe on.

By: a3matrix

a3matrix — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:27:09 -0800

I have been to the Higgins Museum a few times. Sadly not since I moved from MA though. Very cool place. I think it has been mentioned on Mefi in the past too.